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Protect Your Time
Create with consistency by scheduling time and then protecting it. No one is going to guard your time like you will, and if you want to achieve your goals you have to set some boundaries.
How to create a hand-drawn font with minimal sketching
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how thinking critically about your letterforms is a great way to save time, while simultaneously making your uppercase block letters feel more cohesive.
How to make a watercolor blog header from start to finish
In this tutorial, I'll walk you through how to make a personalized watercolor blog header from start to finish. This particular tutorial features hand lettering too, but feel free to mix and match the sections of the tutorial so you're working with mediums and styles you're comfortable with.
Equipment I use for lettering and illustration
Here are some tools I use to make my life easier for my illustration process and showcasing my work.
Learn how to create your own hand drawn font with me on Skillshare
BIG NEWS GUYS - I'm pumped about this one. A bit ago, Skillshare reached out and asked if I could teach a class on their platform. What? Mind blown! So I said yes, and my class on how to Create your Own Hand Drawn Font is live!
Five Things
We all get into slumps when we're down on ourselves. These periods of negativity are a regular part of the ebb and flow of positive energy. How do you turn around the negative slumps?
No, I Haven’t Found My Passion Yet
I recently published a post that was titled "What it looks like when you've found your passion". Let me be clear, my creative world isn't bundled up into a neat little package. I want to be real with you guys. While I've certainly found several things that I consider myself very passionate about, my creative future is still very hazy to me.
Regarding experts
As long as we share valuable and real knowledge, we're contributing to the greater good of the community. We just have to remember that most people are in that fuzzy grey area and take it all with healthy skepticism. But that shouldn't stop us from learning and spreading knowledge when we can.
How to watermark your blog photos quickly, plus a Photoshop tutorial video
You worked hard to create your blog images. Do you really want someone stealing your hard work? It's a good idea to watermark your photos and images so that you will get credit for your images in the future.
How to make your own font using Glyphs and Illustrator
Have you always wanted to learn how to make your own font? Creating a font is easier than you think. You can learn how to create a font by reading this post. I'll walk you through how to use Glyphs and Illustrator to make your own hand-drawn font that you can use for personal use or to sell for profit!
How to vectorize hand lettering without Photoshop, Illustrator, or a scanner
I've shown you a lot of ways to digitize hand lettering, but most of these involved Photoshop, Illustrator, or a combination of the two. Here’s how to digitize your art and lettering without an Adobe program.
How to add color and texture to your type with Photoshop
Do you wish you could add more texture to your text for your blog or branding? You can, easily! And the possibilities are endless.
Blog commenting isn’t dead: Optimize your communication with a branded photo
Always wanted to get your beautiful face to show up next to your comments, but never knew how? In a couple of easy steps, you’ll be rolling in no time.
How to create 3D hand lettered text in Illustrator
Create 3D hand lettered text with personality. Follow along with this step by step tutorial in Photoshop and Illustrator to achieve a fun effect.
The Paperweight Font - My hand drawn font available for download
The hand drawn, brush calligraphy style Paperweight Font is available for free and for commercial purchase. A couple of other exciting announcements for Hello Brio Studio, too.
Hand lettering styles: block lettering tutorial
The beauty of a block hand lettering style is that you don't have to outline your letters perfectly from scratch. If you're using a pencil, you can start with the overall structure of the letters and then later go around and ink or darken the outermost edges.
Just Wing It
Put yourself out there. And if you're worried about perfectionism or appearing amateurish or whatever, just remember that your hard work pushes you in front of the crowd already. Plus, everyone else is just winging it.
Updated home office tour
I just moved: come see my new home office. Here's how my desk and area is set up, with budget-friendly furniture from IKEA. It's a perfect creative space!
Best Practices for Freelance Design Project Management
Here are a few productivity hacks, compiled by an efficiency nerd. My best advice for how to use time-tracking apps and project management apps, and how to organize your project files.